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The new Premier Soccer League season is again upon us this month with the usual cast of characters bidding for success.The big question will be whether there is a credible candidate to challenge the all-conquering Mamelodi Sundowns, whose dominance of the domestic scene is now overwhelming.
Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates are always seen as the biggest challengers but in recent seasons both AmaZulu and Cape Town City have emerged as surprise runners-up.
Will there be another unexpected club rising to prominence? Or will it be business as usual? What can be expected from the 2024/25 season? This is what you need to know about the upcoming campaign:
SUNDOWNS' MISSING SECOND STAR
For several seasons now, Sundowns' coaches have made it clear their top priority is winning the African Champions League. This is always a bold target set at the beginning of the campaign, and one which they have not been able to achieve. Despite all their resources, the South African champions have consistently faltered in their bid for continental glory since they won their first, and only, Champions League title in 2016. They have come tantalisingly close but not reached the final since, which by their lofty standards must go down as failure. It seems ludicrous to label them such after their recordbreaking achievements domestically but that is the standard they have set themselves.
CLUB WORLD CUP
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WORLD BEATER
MANCHESTER CITY AND SPAIN MIDFIELDER RODRI HAS BEEN COLLECTING TROPHIES IN HUGE NUMBERS IN RECENT SEASONS AND IS A KEY MAN FOR CLUB AND COUNTRY
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WHO ARE CLUB BRUGGE?
Shandre Campbell has recently joined Club Brugge in Belgium, but he is not the first South African to play there. Who are the team known as the Blue-Black?
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LOST ART
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE GREAT FREE-KICK TAKERS IN FOOTBALL?
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BACK TO THE START
HAASHIM DOMINGO HAS A FRESH START AT CAPE TOWN CITY, WHERE HE COULD TAKE THE LEAGUE BY STORM, ACCORDING TO HIS NEW BOSS
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FROM BADGERS TO BRISTOL
SOUTH AFRICA'S LOSS IS THE UK'S GAIN WITH DYNAMIC ROMANEY PINNOCK HAVING TAKEN CHARGE AS THE HEAD OF BRISTOL CITY WOMEN'S FOOTBALL
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READY TO PLUNDER
SELAELO RASEBOTJA HAS ARRIVED AT ORLANDO PIRATES WITH BIG EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
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CITY OF GOLD
THE GAUTENG PROVINCE, MORE SPECIFICALLY JOHANNESBURG HAVE PRODUCED THE RICHEST RESERVOIR OF TOP FOOTBALLING TALENT FOR SOUTH AFRICA
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LONG-TERM TARGET
KAIZER CHIEFS ENDED THEIR LONG PURSUIT OF DEFENDER RUSHWIN DORTLEY WHEN HE WAS SIGNED IN THE LAST TRANSFER WINDOW
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REMEMBERING SENZO
THIS MONTH MARKS 10 YEARS SINCE ORLANDO PIRATES AND BAFANA BAFANA GOALKEEPER SENZO MEYIWA WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED
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MIRACLE MAN
QUIET AND UNASSUMING, XABI ALONSO HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE TOP COACHES IN WORLD FOOTBALL